Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:41:10 +0200 From: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@berklix.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: Unga <unga888@yahoo.com>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to connect a projector to a FreeBSD laptop? Message-ID: <201106212241.p5LMfArw005431@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:51:14 MDT." <alpine.BSF.2.00.1106201249520.63895@wonkity.com>
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Hi, Reference: > From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> > Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:51:14 -0600 (MDT) > Message-id: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1106201249520.63895@wonkity.com> Warren Block wrote: > On Mon, 20 Jun 2011, Polytropon wrote: > > > On Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:32:55 -0700 (PDT), Unga wrote: > >> > >> Could somebody please highlight to me how to successfully connect > >> a projector and what configurations needs to be done? > > > > You did correctly connect the projector before starting the > > machine. On most laptops you'll find a "CRT/LCD" key (usually > > among the PF keys on top) you need to press with the "Fn" key. > > This will cycle through three modes: LCD only -> LCD and CRT -> > > CRT only. Press this once or twice, and you should get output > > on the projector. > > If that doesn't work, there's also xrandr. Hi Unga etc. You might not have a FreeBSD problem as such, apart from what Polytropon & Warren Bloc suggest, also remember your projector may not handle the resolution your screen is configured to. Here's a true tale: I was giving a talk, called Free Alternatives To Microsoft http://www.berklix.com/free/talk/faraday/ Connected laptop All black ! Good natured audience heckled "So how does Micsosoft compare ?" Rebooted to Microsoft Still black ! Relief ! Duff hardware ! ... Der Hang on ... Both my MS-Win & My FreeBSD-X11 were in in 1600 x 1200 pixel mode. The projector couldn't handle beyond 800 or 1024 So drop out of X Windows, (Ctl + Alt + F1 ) See projector now works wth an 80 x 24 plain text screen Go back to X Ctl + Alt + Fsomething ) Retune your X config to a lower resolution the projector will accept. (I'll leave that for someone else to explain how please, tends to vary) Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultants Munich http://berklix.com Reply below, not above; Indent with "> "; Cumulative like a play script. Format: Plain text. Not HTML, multipart/alternative, base64, quoted-printable.
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